www.theguardian.com/environment/... excellent work
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive
Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 AM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... excellent work
“The trouble with the plain, ordinary greenhouse effect as an issue is that it’s been flogged to death, and nobody cares any more.”
1990
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
1990
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
'After the Warming' a Journey to 2050 : Television: Special blends fact and futurism for a visually interesting look at the weather.
Upbeat and enthusiastic, James Burke will lead you around the world a week from tonight on a journey in time, telling you about the weather and its effect on the history of mankind.
www.latimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
“The trouble with the plain, ordinary greenhouse effect as an issue is that it’s been flogged to death, and nobody cares any more.”
1990
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
1990
www.latimes.com/archives/la-...
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Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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Time to remember Bill McKibben's advice "Just Burn Nothing" Solar farms are far more efficient than photosynthesis, use less land, and are compatible with biodiversity goals (with plenty of non-forested land available for them.)
November 9, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Time to remember Bill McKibben's advice "Just Burn Nothing" Solar farms are far more efficient than photosynthesis, use less land, and are compatible with biodiversity goals (with plenty of non-forested land available for them.)
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Simple rule: Stop setting carbon on fire to make energy. It ain't sustainable.
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Simple rule: Stop setting carbon on fire to make energy. It ain't sustainable.
Bizarre focus. These unimportant crops are major factors in CAUSING the climate and biodiversity crisis.
It’s like asking how do we save the combustion engine car!
ioppublishing.org/news/climate...
It’s like asking how do we save the combustion engine car!
ioppublishing.org/news/climate...
Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine, new study finds - IOP Publishing
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be enough to secure the future of wine grapes, coffee and cacao. These crops ...
ioppublishing.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Bizarre focus. These unimportant crops are major factors in CAUSING the climate and biodiversity crisis.
It’s like asking how do we save the combustion engine car!
ioppublishing.org/news/climate...
It’s like asking how do we save the combustion engine car!
ioppublishing.org/news/climate...
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
May 16, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
ALL ROAD USERS.
And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.
For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.
Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
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I love that he thinks there are "paid protesters" as if people don't genuinely believe his support for the Orange Atrocity, chainsaw-wielding buffoonery, DOGE cuts wrecking the economy & crappy cars aren't things they hate for free.
Thank you to everyone around the world who helped bring Tesla's net income down 71%!
Now THAT is a successful boycott.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Now THAT is a successful boycott.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
April 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I love that he thinks there are "paid protesters" as if people don't genuinely believe his support for the Orange Atrocity, chainsaw-wielding buffoonery, DOGE cuts wrecking the economy & crappy cars aren't things they hate for free.
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Motors on the U.K's roads have doubled to 41 million in 30 years.
Driving is our largest source of emissions, microplastics, and air pollution, and cars overrun our streets.
But the Transport Secretary is abandoning the U.K's policy on transport decarbonisation.
Dreadful.
Driving is our largest source of emissions, microplastics, and air pollution, and cars overrun our streets.
But the Transport Secretary is abandoning the U.K's policy on transport decarbonisation.
Dreadful.
April 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Motors on the U.K's roads have doubled to 41 million in 30 years.
Driving is our largest source of emissions, microplastics, and air pollution, and cars overrun our streets.
But the Transport Secretary is abandoning the U.K's policy on transport decarbonisation.
Dreadful.
Driving is our largest source of emissions, microplastics, and air pollution, and cars overrun our streets.
But the Transport Secretary is abandoning the U.K's policy on transport decarbonisation.
Dreadful.
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Listen to Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator under the Biden Administration, discuss how Trump's dismantling of NOAA increases the dangers for people in the U.S.
Former Biden administrator explains why NOAA workforce cuts are "disturbing," "surprising"
Hundreds of staffers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, have found themselves the target of the Trump administration's efforts to cut back the federal workforce. The move...
www.cbsnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Listen to Dr. Rick Spinrad, NOAA administrator under the Biden Administration, discuss how Trump's dismantling of NOAA increases the dangers for people in the U.S.
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
50 reasons to want more walkable streets.
"The Carbon Majors report calculates the emissions released by the burning of the coal, oil and gas produced by 169 major companies in 2023."
The vast bulk of emissions are scope 3 downstream... That's end users. That's us..
The vast bulk of emissions are scope 3 downstream... That's end users. That's us..
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
"The Carbon Majors report calculates the emissions released by the burning of the coal, oil and gas produced by 169 major companies in 2023."
The vast bulk of emissions are scope 3 downstream... That's end users. That's us..
The vast bulk of emissions are scope 3 downstream... That's end users. That's us..
Many in the eco movement want to say that governments and corporations are evil or don't care.
But the simple fact is the people running them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND.
And the people voting for and buying from them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND either.
That's the whole problem in a nutshell.
But the simple fact is the people running them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND.
And the people voting for and buying from them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND either.
That's the whole problem in a nutshell.
Scientist Terrified by How the Climate Is Falling Apart
University College London geophysical and climate hazards professor Bill McGuire argues we should be absolutely terrified of climate change.
futurism.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Many in the eco movement want to say that governments and corporations are evil or don't care.
But the simple fact is the people running them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND.
And the people voting for and buying from them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND either.
That's the whole problem in a nutshell.
But the simple fact is the people running them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND.
And the people voting for and buying from them DON'T FULLY UNDERSTAND either.
That's the whole problem in a nutshell.
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Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better.
The car traffic got BETTER.
The car traffic got BETTER.
February 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better.
The car traffic got BETTER.
The car traffic got BETTER.
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Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so!
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database
www.commerce.senate.gov
February 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Is your NSF grant on this list? Reach out if so!
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
Ted Cruz released a list of grants flagged for DEI or "neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda" from his Oct. report.
NSF is using keywords from that report for their review, though Cruz's list is likely larger.
www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...
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This is just so bad. I looked up some grants, just for fun, and this one about mild traumatic brain injury was flagged because it likely controls for socioeconomic status (what an awful word is that).
February 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
This is just so bad. I looked up some grants, just for fun, and this one about mild traumatic brain injury was flagged because it likely controls for socioeconomic status (what an awful word is that).
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One of the many attacks by opponents against de-congestion pricing in New York was that it will “kill Broadway.” Like most such attacks, this one was wrong too. In fact it’s probably helping Broadway. Again, not a surprise. Via @nyc.streetsblog.org
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/05/w...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/05/w...
Wind in their Sales: Congestion Pricing is No 'Toll' on the Broadway Box Office - Streetsblog New York City
Despite doom prognostications, congestion pricing has not hurt Broadway's bottom line a bit — and, in fact, may be boosting it.
nyc.streetsblog.org
February 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
One of the many attacks by opponents against de-congestion pricing in New York was that it will “kill Broadway.” Like most such attacks, this one was wrong too. In fact it’s probably helping Broadway. Again, not a surprise. Via @nyc.streetsblog.org
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/05/w...
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/05/w...
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"If it hasn't happened before then it's impossible for it to happen in the future" was Vaclav Smil's favourite line of thinking, and it's pretty annoying to see it being re-popularised again by these guys
February 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
"If it hasn't happened before then it's impossible for it to happen in the future" was Vaclav Smil's favourite line of thinking, and it's pretty annoying to see it being re-popularised again by these guys
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The Sun newspaper screams about a 1.5% asteroid risk in 2032—meanwhile, the real "end of the world" (climate breakdown) gets daily denial and downplay. Priorities?
February 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The Sun newspaper screams about a 1.5% asteroid risk in 2032—meanwhile, the real "end of the world" (climate breakdown) gets daily denial and downplay. Priorities?
"The UK’s targets to stop the destruction of the natural world are so inadequate that they could be met even if all the country’s bees, wasps, ants and moths were to go extinct..."
So there's no plan to stop the destruction of the biosphere but there is one for economic growth?
So there's no plan to stop the destruction of the biosphere but there is one for economic growth?
UK conservation goals insufficient to save ants and bees, says expert
Science committee chair calls for monitored species to include groups such as moths, lice and hymenoptera
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"The UK’s targets to stop the destruction of the natural world are so inadequate that they could be met even if all the country’s bees, wasps, ants and moths were to go extinct..."
So there's no plan to stop the destruction of the biosphere but there is one for economic growth?
So there's no plan to stop the destruction of the biosphere but there is one for economic growth?
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“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
Scientists make disturbing new discovery while studying human urine samples: 'We urgently need to classify [this]'
A recent study found high levels of two potentially deadly chemicals in humans' urine, raising concerns about tire pollution.
www.thecooldown.com
January 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
“It's not easy to be exact, but studies estimate that tires create anywhere from 10-28% of the world's microplastic pollution, according to National Geographic. These particles don't just disappear — they end up in our water, our soil, and our bodies.”
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“‘I didn’t make up the problems,’ [she] pointed out. ‘All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’”
A Few Rules For Predicting The Future by Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Butler was an author of moving and prophetic science fiction novels. She wrote an essay in 2000 for Essence Magazine that teaches us the capacity we have to understand the future, as well a…
commongood.cc
January 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
“‘I didn’t make up the problems,’ [she] pointed out. ‘All I did was look around at the problems we’re neglecting now and give them about 30 years to grow into full-fledged disasters.’”
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Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
January 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.